Female
Lobi · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-107
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- Material
- Bronze, lost wax
Young woman belonging to the class of notables as denoted by her dress and bracelets she wears in arms, forearms and ankles. He wears a belt…
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Full original description
Young woman belonging to the class of notables as denoted by her dress and bracelets she wears in arms, forearms and ankles. He wears a belt on the waist from which two large leaves hang in the way of a sex cover. It lacks a foot, probably torn off to make "grisgris" (amulets), as these are protective figurines and it is common, as in some other small wooden figures, to tear out small pieces to make amulets. Patina del termpo.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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